Samsung Display (

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: 삼성디스플레이), formerly S-LCD Corporation (

: 에스 엘시디,

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: エス・エルシーディー), is a South Korean manufacturer of

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panels and formerly a manufacturer of amorphous

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panels, owned by

Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (, sometimes shortened to SEC and stylized as SΛMSUNG) is a South Korean multinational electronics corporation headquartered in Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, South Korea. It is the pinnacle of the Samsung chaebol, a ...

. The company was established in April 2004 in

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as a joint venture between Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd (51% share) and

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(now known as Sony Group Corporation)(49% share). S-LCD, as of April 25, 2008, operated with a monthly production capacity of 100,000 seventh-generation amorphous silicon (a-Si) panels and 50,000 eighth-generation panels based on PVA technology,Samsung and Sony Agreed on Establishing Additional 8th Generation Line at S-LCD
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and

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televisions. S-LCD originally had production facilities in both Japan and South Korea. Due to rising costs and an increasing demand from the Latin American market, S-LCD opened production facilities in

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, where both Samsung and Bravia have large LCD production facilities. On December 26, 2011,

announced that it will acquire all of Sony's shares. On January 19, 2012, Sony sold to Samsung all of its shares of S-LCD for 1.07 trillion Korean won (72 billion Japanese yen) in cash. SLCD, S-LCD or Super LCD is also generally used term for an evolution of TN based TFT-

technology (e.g.

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uses S-LCD from

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)

History

*2003: Samsung Electronics sign agreement for the establishment of a joint venture for seventh-generation amorphous TFT

panel production. *2004: S-LCD Corporation established. *April 2005: S-LCD begins shipment of seventh-generation TFT LCD panels for LCD TVs. *August 2007: S-LCD begins shipment of eighth-generation TFT LCD panels for LCD TVs. *2008: Sony and Samsung announce that due to increased demand, a second eighth-generation production line will operate in the S-LCD factory in the second quarter of 2009. S-LCD may be headed by Samsung alone as Sony has announced a joint venture with

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, in order to compete effectively with Samsung, a task made difficult by their current collaboration. *December 2011: The company's partners announce that Samsung will acquire Sony's entire stake in the joint venture, making S-LCD Corporation a wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics. *July 1, 2012: S-LCD and Samsung Mobile Display merge to create Samsung Display. *April 2021: Samsung Display's LCD factory in

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, China is sold to

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's China Star Optoelectronics Technology. *January 4, 2022:

announces its A95K television that uses Samsung Display's QD-OLED panels. *March 17, 2022:

announces its S95B television that uses Samsung Display's QD-OLED panels. *June 2022: Samsung Display terminates its LCD business. Samsung Display sold its LCD patents to

's China Star Optoelectronics Technology.

Company Agent

*CEO

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(장원기) *CFO

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Other LCD manufacturers

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References

External links

* {{Sony Samsung subsidiaries Former Sony subsidiaries Electronics companies of South Korea